Today in the News: Cholesterol-lowering statin drug policy may change

News on statins, President Bill Clinton and the health care law, and the new tallest U.S. building.

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Kiowa County Signal - Kiowa County, KS

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Posted Nov. 12, 2013 at 5:10 PM

Posted Nov. 12, 2013 at 5:10 PM

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"This is an enormous shift in policy as it relates to who should be treated for high levels of cholesterol." - Dr. Steven Nissen, chief of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, talking to CNN about a new report that calls for new rules on the use of cholesterol-lowering drugs. The report by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology said more risk factors than cholesterol should be used to determine who should use statins.

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Former President Bill Clinton gave an interview in which he said President Barack Obama should make sure his promises are kept. Obama has said that no one would lose their health care under the new law, but many will, it turns out. Obama has apologized, but Clinton said Obama should figure out how to enact his promise.

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